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what the law says is this. if a majority of employees vote to be represented, if they decide to do that and if the employer decides to agree that there can be a requirement that people pay their fair share for representation. that can be done. it should be emphasized under the federal law and the state law where a majority decides to be represented, the representative must, must represent everybody regardless of whether or not they're a union member. there can be no distinction. i talked to someone today at detroit diesel. he said this. he went down to the plant in north carolina. there was on a t-shirt, it said, "i ride. you pay." essentially people want to be free-riders and not be responsible and pay a fair share of the cost of representation. after a democratic election. that's what this is all about. >> ifill: let me talk to state senator prose about that. how do you respond to this idea that there's no need for a law like this? >> i think when you look at the issue of right to work or freedom to work you
what the law says is this. if a majority of employees vote to be represented, if they decide to do that and if the employer decides to agree that there can be a requirement that people pay their fair share for representation. that can be done. it should be emphasized under the federal law and the state law where a majority decides to be represented, the representative must, must represent everybody regardless of whether or not they're a union member. there can be no distinction. i talked to...
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the law of diminishing returns. or not getting the bang for our buck like we used to get. tracy: clearly not. clearly the stock market is the gauge of the success of quantitative easing. more than the first couple of rounds and happe in the happen k the big boost housing is because prices are starting to increase not as much on the mortgage side. we have record low mortgage rates with prices going up and that is the double incentive for homebuyers. you could argue that is more at play than what the fed has done. the fed will do something is to ultimately if we look back and said that was the elixir for the -@economy, less sure about that. tracy: that to get people out on the weekend looking at homes again. >> the chairman of our firm, that has been in view he has expressed fairly publicll certainly long-term unintended consequences keeping interest rates down so low. they have promised they will keep rates low until 2015, what is the rush. muscle to this thread with the right financial institution, why go out if my competitors are not doing it. there isn't the fire under m
the law of diminishing returns. or not getting the bang for our buck like we used to get. tracy: clearly not. clearly the stock market is the gauge of the success of quantitative easing. more than the first couple of rounds and happe in the happen k the big boost housing is because prices are starting to increase not as much on the mortgage side. we have record low mortgage rates with prices going up and that is the double incentive for homebuyers. you could argue that is more at play than what...
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the state's republican governor, rick snyder, says he'll sign the right to work bill into law. even though he opposed this kind of anti-union push earlier this year. >> right to work is an issue that's a very devicive issue. people feel very strongly about it. so right to work is an issue that might have its time and place but i don't believe it's appropriate in michigan during 2012. >> how do you go from devicive and not appropriate to sure, i'll sign. just give me a pen? snyder has simply misled voters in michigan. this weekend, the detroit free press, a paper that endorsed snyder two years ago, read an editorial blasting his vote. calling him dishonest and grotesquely disingenuous. what's going on here? who's behind all of this? turns out it's some familiar faces. the coke brothers are up to their old tricks. these billionaires are helping to fuel the anti-union drive in michigan. the same way they did in wisconsin for governor scott walker. their goal now is the same as it was then. cripple unions in order to pad their corporate profits and take down a key source of support
the state's republican governor, rick snyder, says he'll sign the right to work bill into law. even though he opposed this kind of anti-union push earlier this year. >> right to work is an issue that's a very devicive issue. people feel very strongly about it. so right to work is an issue that might have its time and place but i don't believe it's appropriate in michigan during 2012. >> how do you go from devicive and not appropriate to sure, i'll sign. just give me a pen? snyder...
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. >> ifill: then, we look at michigan's debate over right-to- work laws which would prevent labor unions from requiring membership.
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they're going to follow law. they're going to submit to the local officials. the put these in the trash can. this was a case that the local election officials eventually ended up with the state board of elections calling for the attorney general to do an investigation. many have these on both sides of the aisle. i think there are very eager. i think with our specific guidelines we are able to reduce a lot of those issues to a minimum. why do i tell you this tax one of the reasons why virginia and other states are looking at online registration is it takes fact that there may be a duplicate or your name is misspelled incorrectly. i think one reason we have looked at on land registration it allows the voters, if it will help them reduce the mistakes they make, it will reduce mistakes election officials make. it will also increase the integrity of the boat tour rolls. there was some discussion about access vs [inaudible] many in the country have some problems. local and state officials have come to love this system. it is in desperate need of being upgraded. we c
they're going to follow law. they're going to submit to the local officials. the put these in the trash can. this was a case that the local election officials eventually ended up with the state board of elections calling for the attorney general to do an investigation. many have these on both sides of the aisle. i think there are very eager. i think with our specific guidelines we are able to reduce a lot of those issues to a minimum. why do i tell you this tax one of the reasons why virginia...
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actually a law you have to have a work permit, something like that that might not be too comfortable for people on the hard left. are you comfortable with making that kind of compromise as a democrat now? >> i think we need to have a pathway to citizenship. i'm the grandson of a greek immigrant. >> what about enforcement? you're going for the low hanging fruit here. what about the tough stuff. being a democrat. you got to be very weak on enforcement, don't you? >> i don't know if you have to or not. i think -- >> see how -- >> see. >> what they have to do in their heart and what they believe is right. that's what i'm going to do whatever the issue might be. i will be guided by common sense and my heart and my upbringing and whey think is fair and right for all people. >> but you're going to accept the democratic party sort of mainstream arguments, right, all of them? >> yes, yeah. >> that's quite a switch to go from being a republican who is upset and wants to be an independent and now you're saying i'm willing not to be an independent. >> i'm willing to be a democrat because i think
actually a law you have to have a work permit, something like that that might not be too comfortable for people on the hard left. are you comfortable with making that kind of compromise as a democrat now? >> i think we need to have a pathway to citizenship. i'm the grandson of a greek immigrant. >> what about enforcement? you're going for the low hanging fruit here. what about the tough stuff. being a democrat. you got to be very weak on enforcement, don't you? >> i don't know...
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these right to work laws have already had serious impacts across the country. wages for all workers, unionized and otherwise have decreased an average of $1,500 a year and workers are less likely to get health insurance or pensions. during the campaign any president voiced strong support the unions but as we know campaigning a very different from governing. things didn't look too promising this morning. so let's let the president speak for himself on this one. here he is in red ford, michigan late this afternoon. >> obama: what we shouldn't be doing is taking away your rights to bargain for better wages. these so-called right to work laws have everything to do with politics. >> nice work mr. president, reelection beginning to look good on you. and michigan's workers are forging ahead. tomorrow thousands of protesters are set to desecond on the capitol of lancing. two school districts have canceled classes because of these protests. today we got a preview. members of the nurse's union appeared with duct tape over their mouths. they blamed not only legislatures,
these right to work laws have already had serious impacts across the country. wages for all workers, unionized and otherwise have decreased an average of $1,500 a year and workers are less likely to get health insurance or pensions. during the campaign any president voiced strong support the unions but as we know campaigning a very different from governing. things didn't look too promising this morning. so let's let the president speak for himself on this one. here he is in red ford, michigan...
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bill which passed the senate last week and i'm hopeful will be retained in conference and signed into law soon, with strong bipartisan support from my colleague, senator portman, of ohio. in addition, i want to thank senator leahy for advancing the trafficking victims reauthorization protection act known by tvpra which takes a an even more inclusive view this have problem to make sure america stands against human trafficking rather than complicit in it. the second issue that i want to raise is the violence against women act which continues to be stalled in the house of representatives. tragically, inkpraoe -- income prehencively, passed by this body it has not been approved by a form acceptable to the house of representatives. reauthorizing vawa is a top priority for me and many in this body, and my hope is that the house of representatives will act in the final weeks of this session. vawa is a landmark statute aimed at combatting domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking. it provides billions of dollars to support investigation and prosecutions of vicious, heinous acts. and it provides
bill which passed the senate last week and i'm hopeful will be retained in conference and signed into law soon, with strong bipartisan support from my colleague, senator portman, of ohio. in addition, i want to thank senator leahy for advancing the trafficking victims reauthorization protection act known by tvpra which takes a an even more inclusive view this have problem to make sure america stands against human trafficking rather than complicit in it. the second issue that i want to raise is...
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he opposes these laws. but this is the first time he's weighed in on this law in michigan and i suppose the surprise is just how forcefully he spoke out against the michigan law and, you know, in part you can say maybe because his political considerations are different with the election over, one can see how he could now be more candid. here's what the president had to say earlier today, kate. >> these so-called right to work laws, they don't have anything to do with economic. they have everything to do with politics. what they are really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money. you only have to look to michigan where workers were instrumental in reviving the auto industry to see how unions have helped build not just a stronger middle class but a stronger america. >>. >> reporter: now, come pair that to the president's posture when there was a recall for anti-union legislation. at that time, the president supported the recall effort. he stood with the unions but the president took a lot
he opposes these laws. but this is the first time he's weighed in on this law in michigan and i suppose the surprise is just how forcefully he spoke out against the michigan law and, you know, in part you can say maybe because his political considerations are different with the election over, one can see how he could now be more candid. here's what the president had to say earlier today, kate. >> these so-called right to work laws, they don't have anything to do with economic. they have...
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. >> all congress needs to do is pass a law that would prehaven't a tax hike on the first $250 of everybody's income. >> the latest campaign stop had an announcement. business leaders warn this time of investment will suffer without a deal to avoid billions in tax increases and spending cuts next year. >> we have more than -- i think 103 ceos in town last week. the message was sit down, work it out. back in washington there's new momentum. yesterday p many p.m. and house speaker john boehner met one on one for the first time this year. then today staffers continued the private negotiations. the sooner the better, we all know el that. >> reporter: an increasing number of -- >> i actually amb ginning to believe that is the best route for us to take to again shift the focus where it needs to be, which is on entitlements. >> reporter: and budget experts see more democrats open to cutting social security and medicare. >> it's like, gosh, senator durbin, who is very, very close to the president, saying hey, look, on medicare, you know, i wouldn't like it, but i'd be willing to support means testing
. >> all congress needs to do is pass a law that would prehaven't a tax hike on the first $250 of everybody's income. >> the latest campaign stop had an announcement. business leaders warn this time of investment will suffer without a deal to avoid billions in tax increases and spending cuts next year. >> we have more than -- i think 103 ceos in town last week. the message was sit down, work it out. back in washington there's new momentum. yesterday p many p.m. and house...
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they're telling them what they have to do by rule of the law. if the law is to be changed. obviously they're going to have to go along with that. for now they're going what they need to do. >> look, it's legal. we all know that. they're not going anything wrong legally. what about ethically? >> the idea they have to do this is just wrong. plenty of companies do not use these foreign subsidiaries, do not engage in this shady accounting. so much for don't be evil. i think this is kind of disgraceful that at a time when the u.s. and all these other advance countries face these massive fiscal challenges, you have google sidestepping its taxes. and by the way, it's not -- we're not 100% sure that this is completely legal. i mean, remember. google paid fines to india this year. it's been fined by turkey. it's been investigated by european countries. google has enough problems without this kind of investigations on its tax issues. >> david, you say you're not sure it's legal, right? but should it be made outright illegal? >> i think it should be illegal. i think this is a tax loop
they're telling them what they have to do by rule of the law. if the law is to be changed. obviously they're going to have to go along with that. for now they're going what they need to do. >> look, it's legal. we all know that. they're not going anything wrong legally. what about ethically? >> the idea they have to do this is just wrong. plenty of companies do not use these foreign subsidiaries, do not engage in this shady accounting. so much for don't be evil. i think this is kind...
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and that all politicians would have to live by the rules and laws they come up with for the rest of us like the ones on food stamps and the minimum wage by isabel, ienda >> i promise that i will not take my clothes off in public. >> i wish it would snow in the morning so nobody does not have to go to school for two weeks, michael age 13 from long island, new york. >> free medical care for everyone, dorothy, age 72, new york, new york. >> i wish for all of the lonely people in the world to find happiness. daniel, steele, the author. >> i wish that we could bring all of our soldiers home now, anonomous. >> thank you, everyone. >> you can't make that stuff up, i tell you that was incredible, i know when the mayor leaves town they appoint a mayor for the day and i think that hannah should be the supervisor for the day when scott is out of town, thank you, hannah. >> okay, if you are following your program, throw it away or take it home with you so you know who was here today but he always have to change things around a little bit. i am thrilled that we have the mayor with us and we have th
and that all politicians would have to live by the rules and laws they come up with for the rest of us like the ones on food stamps and the minimum wage by isabel, ienda >> i promise that i will not take my clothes off in public. >> i wish it would snow in the morning so nobody does not have to go to school for two weeks, michael age 13 from long island, new york. >> free medical care for everyone, dorothy, age 72, new york, new york. >> i wish for all of the lonely...
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>> you would amend the bankruptcy laws and say this company is up for bid -- >> when have you a u.s. taxpayer stake in it, this is a different animal and it has to be handled differently. and that's just common sense. >> what is the lesser evil? having people lose their jobs? >> we have to look beyond the edge of our noses here. we have to look longer term than this. we have to think more than about the jobs. i feel for the workers but larger considerations are at stake. that's why we have a government. >> i think at the end of the day not all chinese companies are bad. >> i'm not saying that. but you know what? no reason to take this risk, none. >> alan, it is a great debate. thank you, phil, for your point as well. >> sure. thank you. >> coming up, headlines between hp's big news. >> one police department says they could get you killed. seriously. we're not kidding here. also from my homeland, australius a traila /* australia. or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can
>> you would amend the bankruptcy laws and say this company is up for bid -- >> when have you a u.s. taxpayer stake in it, this is a different animal and it has to be handled differently. and that's just common sense. >> what is the lesser evil? having people lose their jobs? >> we have to look beyond the edge of our noses here. we have to look longer term than this. we have to think more than about the jobs. i feel for the workers but larger considerations are at stake....
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saying in part, let me find the statement, president obama has long opposed so-called right to work laws and he continues to oppose them now. the president believes our economy is stronger when workers get good wages and good benefits. and he opposes attempts to -- he opposes attempts that -- can we change the graphic? >> it is up on the screen. >> he opposes the -- roll back their rights. michigan and its workers' role in the revival of the u.s. automobile industry is a prime example of how unions have helped build a strong middle class and strong american economy. that has come from matt lairic before the president's speech there. polls show michiganders are torn, divided on this measure. some polls show a little bit of majority support on the effort. but the president is coming down squarely on the side of unions here. and he -- there is leave nothing room for doubt where he stands, brooke. >> that's what we're hearing, what you're getting from the white house today and certainly we don't know, but perhaps the president will mention what is happening not too far away in lansing. let m
saying in part, let me find the statement, president obama has long opposed so-called right to work laws and he continues to oppose them now. the president believes our economy is stronger when workers get good wages and good benefits. and he opposes attempts to -- he opposes attempts that -- can we change the graphic? >> it is up on the screen. >> he opposes the -- roll back their rights. michigan and its workers' role in the revival of the u.s. automobile industry is a prime...
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. >> so law enforcement never got involved? >> right. it was one of those, they are across the street. look what happens at the jeep plant. that's why it is such a high profile story. >> wow. phil, thank you. >>> to facebook now. stock continuing to build on its recent rally. up to $27.94. the social media giant making an unfriendly move to hold on toity traffic. facebook about 45% in the last month. we just told you the trading level. so julia, what this means for users and investors alike, hi, julia. >> hi, sue. instagram and twitter are breaking up. facebook which owns instagram is not letting people upload photos to twitter. it is driving people back it instagram owned by facebook where they can post ads and make money. as facebook focus shifts from acquisition of users, the wall garden approach will become necessary. i think it'll work for them. apple ios is a good example of a wall-guarded approach. facebook is cracking down on game developers with two new policies to prevent them from luring traffic away and lending to the social
. >> so law enforcement never got involved? >> right. it was one of those, they are across the street. look what happens at the jeep plant. that's why it is such a high profile story. >> wow. phil, thank you. >>> to facebook now. stock continuing to build on its recent rally. up to $27.94. the social media giant making an unfriendly move to hold on toity traffic. facebook about 45% in the last month. we just told you the trading level. so julia, what this means for...
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we used to refer to that as a conflict of interest back when i used to practice law. a judge needs to not only be impartial, but have the appearance of impartiality, and usually when he's sleeping with opposing counsel, that's bad for your side, trace gallagher. >> reporter: you mentioned that shirtless photo, he was publicly censured by the michigan sate supreme court because he didn't take the issue seriously. a reporter said, hey, is this you? he said, yeah, that's me. that's the picture x now he's in a much bigger mess because he had that sexual relationship with the woman who was in his court for a child support case. listen to her. >> yeah. we had sex in the chambers very often. >> like, on his desk? >> on his desk, in the chair, the couch, you name it. >> reporter: she also claims the judge allowed her to help choose the sentence that he would impose on the ex-husband, and she showed our fox affiliate in detroit the text mails that support her claim. one of those says, and i'm quoting here: okay, the math will be based on his failure since being placed on proba
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lori: do you think it is a bad thing interest rates are being manipulated law right now? getting congress to get busy, do something. there's no concern, no fear, interest rates remain at historic lows. >> it is still 7.7%, so the fed is taking the view they will be time over the longer run to raise interest rates but what they're focusing right now is bringing down the employment rate to pick up job growth. that is their primary focus right now. so there will be time to normalize interest rates but not until the labor market is substantially better. melissa: thank you so much, always great to have you on our program. outrageous top executives at fannie mae and freddie mac rake in big paydays even as taxpaye taxpayers, you and me, fork out $190 billion in bailout funds. melissa: amazing. former shell president john hofmeister joins us on whether or not the u.s. should export or our plentiful supply of natural gas. and heading out to break the vacancy micron technology's trading up almost 4%. we will be right back. lori: stocks now as we do every 15. let's head to the floor
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is it constitutional for a federal law to say that the government will not recognize marriages even when they're legal in the states, so that if married couples get married in the nine states where it's now legal, the federal government doesn't recognize those marriages. there's a question about whether that's unconstitutional discrimination, but if the supreme court does strike down doma, it doesn't say anything about whether the states must permit same-sex marriage, it only says if they do, the federal government must recognize them. so it's the proposition 8 case from california that potentially raises the bigger question. now, as it comes to the supreme court, it comes in a very narrow way. the court of appeals, which agreed with the trial court, that proposition 8 striking down gay marriage in california was unconstitutional, it ruled in a very narrow way. it said california was wrong to grant the right and then take it away. you can't do that, apeeldz court said. if the supreme court upholds that ruling, it would apply only to california, but it's possible having taken the case tha
is it constitutional for a federal law to say that the government will not recognize marriages even when they're legal in the states, so that if married couples get married in the nine states where it's now legal, the federal government doesn't recognize those marriages. there's a question about whether that's unconstitutional discrimination, but if the supreme court does strike down doma, it doesn't say anything about whether the states must permit same-sex marriage, it only says if they do,...
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and so the laws have to adapt to it. and i hope we'll take the first step in doing that by authorizing the trafficking victims protection act as soon as possible. thank you, mr. president. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. hatch: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hatch: thank you, mr. president. we are in the midst of an intense debate about how to deal with the expiration of bipartisan tax relief at the end of this year. the president and the democratic party campaigned primarily on raising the top marginal rates, yet income tax rates are not the only tax policy set to expire at the end of this month. if congress does not act, the currently low death tax rates which have previously been supported 0enin on a bipartisans will skyrocket. they will go from an exemption rate of $5 million to an astonishingly low exemption amount of $i $1 million and 55%
and so the laws have to adapt to it. and i hope we'll take the first step in doing that by authorizing the trafficking victims protection act as soon as possible. thank you, mr. president. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. hatch: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hatch: thank you, mr. president. we are in the midst of an...
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who is ted olson's law partner. as far as we know has never worn a sweater like that. 17 minutes after the hour. how many go to meetings do we have over the weekend? dozens because i'm so nervous. i had to keep showing. >> new hopeful newspaper article. >> yep. >> stephanie: you're like you know it's the weekend! >> i would like to have a life. >> stephanie: meetings ex-for any business to be successful. particularly if you have a hyper, obsessive boss. between holidays, bad weather and sick days, getting everybody in the same room is impossible. you can meet and collaborate with clients online. you can be traveling, home sick -- roland was home sick. did i excuse him from a go to meeting? no, i had to look at seating charts for the washington, d.c. sexy liberal. go to meeting with built-in hd videoconferencing. i could see roland's mucous in a quality that was disturbing. and now you can even present from your ipad! >> whoa! >> stephanie: i'm just saying, easy to launch or join a meeting from anywhere. now you can
who is ted olson's law partner. as far as we know has never worn a sweater like that. 17 minutes after the hour. how many go to meetings do we have over the weekend? dozens because i'm so nervous. i had to keep showing. >> new hopeful newspaper article. >> yep. >> stephanie: you're like you know it's the weekend! >> i would like to have a life. >> stephanie: meetings ex-for any business to be successful. particularly if you have a hyper, obsessive boss. between...
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get rid of the debt ceiling law. we need some form of budget rule to make sure that some discipline going toward. >> structure. >> yes, structure. we need to show people that we will stick to this plan. >> thank you. >> thank you very much for being here. i appreciate your testimony. dr. hassett, dr. zandi has indicated that he inks the debt limit crisis we had in august 2011 was bad for the economy and the country and that we should avoid it for the future. do you agree with that? >> first, yes. i think the best testament of this has been done by co- authors who have a very cool index of economic uncertainty. it is a very innovative paper. they estimated that the debt limit struggle probably subtracted about 1.5% from gdp growth during that summer when it was happening egos of the uncertainty and inactivity that was caused by levels of uncertainty. each time we go through that, there are consequences. i would like to add if that is what it takes to get spending under control, we need to concede that in the long run
get rid of the debt ceiling law. we need some form of budget rule to make sure that some discipline going toward. >> structure. >> yes, structure. we need to show people that we will stick to this plan. >> thank you. >> thank you very much for being here. i appreciate your testimony. dr. hassett, dr. zandi has indicated that he inks the debt limit crisis we had in august 2011 was bad for the economy and the country and that we should avoid it for the future. do you agree...
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i had a chance to travel to south aftrica and set down with his former son-in-law to talk about what he means to the country and particularly to his family. >> we call him mutata. we always respect that he's the foundation of this nation. he gave us, you know, these principles of humanity. he was a foundation for the whole nation. he was able to come down, you kn know, the fire when south africa was about to explode, but he spoke a lot of sense to a lot of, you know, people that were angry about what had happened. ♪ happy birthday to you >> he's a father of the whole nation, and not only in south africa but all over the world. he's that symbol of reconciliation. he taught the world that how important it is to be human, you know. so he's not only a father of south africa but a father of the whole world. >> mandela was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1993. he was elected president in 1994 just four years after he was released from prison. we wish him all the best in his health. outrage now building up over the tragic death of a nurse in britain who was tricked by a prank phone call
i had a chance to travel to south aftrica and set down with his former son-in-law to talk about what he means to the country and particularly to his family. >> we call him mutata. we always respect that he's the foundation of this nation. he gave us, you know, these principles of humanity. he was a foundation for the whole nation. he was able to come down, you kn know, the fire when south africa was about to explode, but he spoke a lot of sense to a lot of, you know, people that were...
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. >>> still ahead, the new health care law means new taxes are about to go into effect. but who's going to be footing the bill for that one? joining me next, "the washington post's" ez ra klein breaks it down. >>> does bad luck rub off? mitt romney's weekend meet-up with fighter manny pacquiao. a reminder, today's question of the day. should the deejays who were at the front of that hoax shoulder the blame in the london hospital death of a nurse? share your thoughts on my twitter or facebook pages. we'll take a look at some of your responses coming up. anncr: some politicians seem to think medicare and... social security are just numbers in a budget. well, we worked hard for those benefits. we earned them. and if washington tries to cram decisions about the future... of these programs into a last minute budget deal... we'll all pay the price. aarp is fighting to protect seniors with responsible... solutions that strengthen medicare and... social security for generations to come. we can do better than a last minute deal... that would hurt all of us. to the best vacation s
. >>> still ahead, the new health care law means new taxes are about to go into effect. but who's going to be footing the bill for that one? joining me next, "the washington post's" ez ra klein breaks it down. >>> does bad luck rub off? mitt romney's weekend meet-up with fighter manny pacquiao. a reminder, today's question of the day. should the deejays who were at the front of that hoax shoulder the blame in the london hospital death of a nurse? share your thoughts...
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rule of law. and what you're seeing in egypt, they've got lots of democracy. they've got lots of votes, but the elected representative, in this case, the elected president, is not as keen on the whole other bunch of stuff. the rule of law, separation of power, individual lib erties, s he's trying to do a power grab. this is the drama that's playing out between democracy on the one hand and on individual liberty. >> what seems confusing, what morsi did with his decree, declaring himself more powerful than the supreme court, he's also at the same time saying he's going to put this to the people to vote on a referendum and that should assuage those who don't like, just go to the ballot box. >> but think of what i just said, so yeah, you could get the people to agree to a constitution that does not protect the rights of minorities, that does not institute the rule of law in judicial review. there's always been distension. hitler was elected democratically, so the fact morsi can go to the people and more than popularity, because of organization, the islamic parties
rule of law. and what you're seeing in egypt, they've got lots of democracy. they've got lots of votes, but the elected representative, in this case, the elected president, is not as keen on the whole other bunch of stuff. the rule of law, separation of power, individual lib erties, s he's trying to do a power grab. this is the drama that's playing out between democracy on the one hand and on individual liberty. >> what seems confusing, what morsi did with his decree, declaring himself...
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today morsi instituted marshal law. he's given the egyptian military police power to arrest anyone protesting. the decree lasts until december 15th, saturday, but the military and the police also have the ability to arrest civilians all the way up until the votes and the results are released. this so-called temporary security measure of course revives memories of the hosni mubarak era which had similar measures and they lasted all the way up until his overthrow nearly two years ago. opposition groups are calling for protest votes tomorrow and through the weekend on saturday, and morsi is calling his supportress to get out there. over the weekend, though, the military tried to play the role of mediator. they essentially called for dialogue, wanted both sides to talk. if they start arresting people over the next few days their role of mediator will likely end and, jenna it is not clear what will happen. we could see a renewed sense of violence on the streets, and this could get really, really nasty overt next few days. je
today morsi instituted marshal law. he's given the egyptian military police power to arrest anyone protesting. the decree lasts until december 15th, saturday, but the military and the police also have the ability to arrest civilians all the way up until the votes and the results are released. this so-called temporary security measure of course revives memories of the hosni mubarak era which had similar measures and they lasted all the way up until his overthrow nearly two years ago. opposition...
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he maybe it would not have done it if it was not for that. >> the emergency managers law. connell: the idea that he is in support of it. [talking over each other] connell: is the union movement, you know, is it over, is the tide turning? >> first of all, the second biggest organizing drive in the u.s. history, yes, you are right. today, even with the decline in unionization, it is about 13, 14%, which is about double the national average. yes, it is. this is not, for instance, and southern states, where you have the right to work and you do not have unions anyway. dagen: does it have a wider impact, does it continue to spread? >> well -- dagen: this is the 24th state. >> it will never happen in new york or a place like new jersey. they do not have the legislatures that will pass this. let's be realistic about it. all you have to do is look at a map of america and you would understand that. there are limits as to how far it will spread. we have a really historic battle among the states. it is a battle over tax rates. for all of this talk about tax increases, you have places
he maybe it would not have done it if it was not for that. >> the emergency managers law. connell: the idea that he is in support of it. [talking over each other] connell: is the union movement, you know, is it over, is the tide turning? >> first of all, the second biggest organizing drive in the u.s. history, yes, you are right. today, even with the decline in unionization, it is about 13, 14%, which is about double the national average. yes, it is. this is not, for instance, and...
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at the end of the day to get something into law it has to pass the house. there's a lot of conservatives in the house that are worried about primaries. remember, the elect rat in an offyear election tends to be older and tends to be whiter. these guys are all about survival. they're not going to do anything that they think will make it more likely that someone more conservative than themselves would challenge them in a primary. for them it is about survival. >> what about the risks on the other side? are there risks for president obama in all of this? >> there's risk. you look at immigration, i tend to agree with democrats that he probably has a stronger hand given that republicans feel like they have to do something that he's wanted to do. but, remember, the president had his chance. he promised to do immigration reform in the first year of his first term. and he didn't do it. and he didn't do it when he had all democratic control. so he could have done it. he chose not to do it. so he's under a lot of pressure because he made that same promise again this
at the end of the day to get something into law it has to pass the house. there's a lot of conservatives in the house that are worried about primaries. remember, the elect rat in an offyear election tends to be older and tends to be whiter. these guys are all about survival. they're not going to do anything that they think will make it more likely that someone more conservative than themselves would challenge them in a primary. for them it is about survival. >> what about the risks on the...
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he owns the results, and he can take it to the senate, which is controlled by his party within the law and live with the consequences. >> so, leader armey, i want to ask you, though, about how powerful the tea party is. is the tea party holding back house republicans and speaker boehner from agreeing to additional revenues, more than $1 trillion, raising those rates on the wealthiest americans? >> no, not at all. first of all, understand the tea party is not a political party. it is a group of people across the country that have a commitment to a set of principles. they believe economic growth is the first, most important need of this country, which means get the government to stand down, quit interfering, quit obstructing growth. >> okay. >> in so many ways, not the least of which is the epa, and you've got a the lot of members of congress that agree with that. >> leader, you are leading freedom works, an organization of tea party people. i want to ask you about that record because freedom works spent $40 million in the last election, and you had less than 1 in 4 of a winning record o
he owns the results, and he can take it to the senate, which is controlled by his party within the law and live with the consequences. >> so, leader armey, i want to ask you, though, about how powerful the tea party is. is the tea party holding back house republicans and speaker boehner from agreeing to additional revenues, more than $1 trillion, raising those rates on the wealthiest americans? >> no, not at all. first of all, understand the tea party is not a political party. it is...
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>> reporter: and inforcing the laws of lancaster, pennsylvania's, amish community. it's been known for quaint lifestyle. until now. >> here's the computer. an ipad for games. >> reporter: there's an appetite for viewers of spoiled house wive, drunk party kids, and self-proclaimed rednext. now reality tv is banking on the amish. >> it's almost -- match made in heaven. >> reporter: national geographic's amish out of order and tlc's breaking amish is focused on the wirld side of amish life. >> it's a controversial concept and reality feeds on controversy. it's outrageous. it's mysterious. unexpected. >> reporter: the network's website acknowledges that most of the show is reenactments. according to levi, all the stories are the god's honest truth. most people think of the amish as not to media friendly. that's true. the old order amish do not allow their faces on camera. you know what's got to come next, right? housewives of lancaster, pennsylvania. >> oh, my goodness. most people in the community won't see the show. they don't have televisions. >> reporter: they shoul
>> reporter: and inforcing the laws of lancaster, pennsylvania's, amish community. it's been known for quaint lifestyle. until now. >> here's the computer. an ipad for games. >> reporter: there's an appetite for viewers of spoiled house wive, drunk party kids, and self-proclaimed rednext. now reality tv is banking on the amish. >> it's almost -- match made in heaven. >> reporter: national geographic's amish out of order and tlc's breaking amish is focused on the...
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hoping to get a status update of the second victim if we get anything will pass a law. >> thank you jackie. >> alameda county fire crews dug a big rig fire in san leandro this morning. >> crews responding to the cause of it wired down around 330. pg&e crews be activated a live wire surrounding the big rig. firefighters put out the fire shortly after the wires were deactivated. two men inside the truck and trailer were caught on fire but were not injured. >> police in vallejo are searching near mare island for a missing ferrocement. 77 year old fell looked mattingly was lasting saturday around five. those close to mattingly say his tug boat docked on amare island and took it out on the water frequently police searched his boat and found personal items. police do not suspect foul play and believe that he fell into the water. i tim scott in the the strong current research is been suspended. officials plan to resume the search when conditions approved. >> witnesses told police the suspect ran away after a teen was stabbed. police do not think the suspect knew each other. despite the crime peop
hoping to get a status update of the second victim if we get anything will pass a law. >> thank you jackie. >> alameda county fire crews dug a big rig fire in san leandro this morning. >> crews responding to the cause of it wired down around 330. pg&e crews be activated a live wire surrounding the big rig. firefighters put out the fire shortly after the wires were deactivated. two men inside the truck and trailer were caught on fire but were not injured. >> police in...
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but now, president obama's man at the fcc -- they were friends in law school -- apparently wants to do what the republicans couldn't do under president bush, and to do it behind the scenes, out of sight, with no public hearings. several public interest groups, civil rights organizations and labor unions opposed the move, and last week, senator bernie sanders and several of his colleagues called on chairman genachowski to hold off. bernie sanders is an outspoken opponent of media consolidation. he sees it as a threat to democracy. once the mayor of burlington, vermont, he served 16 years in the house of representatives and was recently re-elected to his second term in the senate. he's the longest serving independent in the history of congress. he was in new york earlier this week and we met for this interview. welcome. good to see you again. >> good to be with you, bill. >> this is a strong letter, inspired one of your colleagues in the senate says, by you. what's the beef? >> what the chairmanf the fcc is now talking about is making a bad situation much worse by loosening up the cross-
but now, president obama's man at the fcc -- they were friends in law school -- apparently wants to do what the republicans couldn't do under president bush, and to do it behind the scenes, out of sight, with no public hearings. several public interest groups, civil rights organizations and labor unions opposed the move, and last week, senator bernie sanders and several of his colleagues called on chairman genachowski to hold off. bernie sanders is an outspoken opponent of media consolidation....
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laws require giselle esteban to spend a minimum of 25 years after a jury convicted her of first degree murder in october. prosecutors say esteban killed le in a jealous rage. >>> sheriff's dive team and coast guard hope conditions today will allow them to resume searching waters off mare island for a missing worker. he was last seen saturday on a tugboat next to a ship that he and a friend were restoring. throughouts believe the retired mechanical engineer fell overboard. his friend found his truck all loaded up and ready to leave. a lit in the tugboat was still on the door was open. >>> the driver's license belonging to jenni rivera has been recovered from the crash site where her plane went down over the weekend. this video shows rivera's california driver's license it appears to be partially melted. the 43-year-old singer was best known for -- six others were onboard, no one survived, leave a comment on facebook page. >>> australian deejays who pulled a prank on the nurse caring for kate middleton who then kill herself are speaking out. kira klapper is live in the newsroom with a lo
laws require giselle esteban to spend a minimum of 25 years after a jury convicted her of first degree murder in october. prosecutors say esteban killed le in a jealous rage. >>> sheriff's dive team and coast guard hope conditions today will allow them to resume searching waters off mare island for a missing worker. he was last seen saturday on a tugboat next to a ship that he and a friend were restoring. throughouts believe the retired mechanical engineer fell overboard. his friend...
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senate in 2014, the seat held by the on again/off again democratic senator there frank law tenberg. he has not made his plans public yet. lautenberg will turn 90 in 2014. >>> charles boustany beat jeff landry. boustany finished with 61% while landry had 39%. neither one had 50% in the primary held on november 6. that's how they rejiggered their laws and that whole business in order to become constitutional, if you will, in how they handle their races in will ylouisiana. they do everything differently down there. saturday was fight night for mitt romney. mitt romney and his wife attended the las vegas boxing match between manny pacquiao and juan manuel marquez as a guest of the nevada state athletic chairman bill brady. pacquiao, of course, has thought about running for president of the philippines and he still might some day. before the fight romney went into manny's locker room and had this little comment for him saying, hey, i'm mitt romney. i ran for president. i lost. okay. we'll see if pacquiao blames those words of wisdom for what happened. and speaking of fighters, former hea
senate in 2014, the seat held by the on again/off again democratic senator there frank law tenberg. he has not made his plans public yet. lautenberg will turn 90 in 2014. >>> charles boustany beat jeff landry. boustany finished with 61% while landry had 39%. neither one had 50% in the primary held on november 6. that's how they rejiggered their laws and that whole business in order to become constitutional, if you will, in how they handle their races in will ylouisiana. they do...
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, i mean, i'm no expert in australian law by any means, but as a general law when it comes to civil liability, ted, what will aply is forseeablety. in other words, would a reasonable person expect to see a suicide from a prank call? not only is there not criminal liability, but it is unlikely that we're going to see any civil liability arising out of this. trangic, tragic, no doubt, i think civil or control will prevail in a case like this. >> anything in the u.s. or the world that has been litigated on a civil side? because one thing that has predictable i guess is that the butt end of the jokes that are being played, that person could suffer something. either harassment, x, y or z. has there been any successful lawsuits going against any of these lawsuits, maybe not in australia or england, but in the books somewhere in the world? >> well, there very well may be. as americans, we're used to free speech. many countries, most countries, don't have the kind of depth when it comes to free speech that we do, so while there may be precedent in other countries, it's unlikely that you're going to s
, i mean, i'm no expert in australian law by any means, but as a general law when it comes to civil liability, ted, what will aply is forseeablety. in other words, would a reasonable person expect to see a suicide from a prank call? not only is there not criminal liability, but it is unlikely that we're going to see any civil liability arising out of this. trangic, tragic, no doubt, i think civil or control will prevail in a case like this. >> anything in the u.s. or the world that has...
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this is definitely march that law. president morsi says it is needed to insure the vote on a draft constitution on saturday december 15th. they want it to be postponed. they say the constitution is antidemocratic and too islamic. president morsi has given the military and the police these sweeping poeurs not onl powers not only until december 15th but beyond. this looks like a former security measure put in place by hosni mubarak. that was issued more than 30 years and and lasted until his downfall nearly two years ago. martha: that raises the big question, connor about what happens to the opposition now. >> reporter: well, the opposition groups are calling for protests tomorrow and of course on friday, the big day of protest. morsi is calling on his supporters to get out there. the military is trying to act as a mediator. they called for dialogue over the weekend. if they start arresting civilians who are trying to protest this referendum there is no telling what type of violence we will see in the coming days. there
this is definitely march that law. president morsi says it is needed to insure the vote on a draft constitution on saturday december 15th. they want it to be postponed. they say the constitution is antidemocratic and too islamic. president morsi has given the military and the police these sweeping poeurs not onl powers not only until december 15th but beyond. this looks like a former security measure put in place by hosni mubarak. that was issued more than 30 years and and lasted until his...
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in arizona is the law. is not going to be challenged. it's going to pretty much stay in place spent i said we'd get back to the senate race. let's do that. you have arpaio went and had a latino candidate, a democratic candidate lose. what happened in the senate race? you have jeff flake, a longtime incumbent who has a track record, an interesting truckload on the immigration issue. talk about the way latinos voted in there and the way immigration played. >> you. well, to answer your question why did flake when, it really boils down to name recognition. flake as you indicated, is a well-known name in arizona politics. serving sense, you know, a decade, and the feminine goes way back. his heritage goes way back to the pioneers. that's another thing, factor to keep in mind just the level of enthusiasm among mormon voters were voting for jeff flake but also get mitt romney on the ballot, a mormon candidate. to get high levels of enthusiasm among mormon, the mormon electorate to vote for the two candidates, and
in arizona is the law. is not going to be challenged. it's going to pretty much stay in place spent i said we'd get back to the senate race. let's do that. you have arpaio went and had a latino candidate, a democratic candidate lose. what happened in the senate race? you have jeff flake, a longtime incumbent who has a track record, an interesting truckload on the immigration issue. talk about the way latinos voted in there and the way immigration played. >> you. well, to answer your...
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if enacted, it would make michigan the 24th state with right-to-work laws. recent strikes at a california shipping port are over, but concerns of outsourcing persist. last week, striking workers protested that their jobs were being outsourced. employers denied sending jobs abroad. however, there is evidence that some industries are ramping up outsourcing. consulting firm the hackett group estimates since 2002, 663,000 jobs from large u.s. companies have gone abroad, mainly from industries like information technology, human resources, finance and purchasing. by 2016, the firm says another 375,000 jobs will have gone to places such as india, china, mexico and the philippines. just one day after apple reveals it will manufacture some of its products in the u.s., foxconn says it may follow suit. foxconn, apple's primary manufacturer in china, says it is considering expanding its operations in the u.s., where it currently has two factories. foxconn has seen its image suffer of late following revelations that workers are subjected to poor working conditions and ma
if enacted, it would make michigan the 24th state with right-to-work laws. recent strikes at a california shipping port are over, but concerns of outsourcing persist. last week, striking workers protested that their jobs were being outsourced. employers denied sending jobs abroad. however, there is evidence that some industries are ramping up outsourcing. consulting firm the hackett group estimates since 2002, 663,000 jobs from large u.s. companies have gone abroad, mainly from industries like...
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i would not doubt that figure of 800 laws. host: "the washington post" reports this morning that pentagon awards are down. do you know what is going on here? guest: the pentagon budget is going down so contractors are going to drop. there may be some going on where they do not want to sign a contract and said, "let's wait until january 2 so we will know how much money there is." there could big holdback going on until january. host: good morning, ron. you are on the air. caller: we are not looking at the right thing. like the congressman and the lobbyist. they are not putting any skin in the game. they are not making sacrifices. look at what their pensions are or social security. why do we have a limit on rates -- this is too much money. how about we spend as much money as it makes. .ook at the money you'll save host: robert levinson? guest: the caller is right about the united states spending as much as the next 17 nations combined. many of our allies like france and england. the united states is a global power with global re
i would not doubt that figure of 800 laws. host: "the washington post" reports this morning that pentagon awards are down. do you know what is going on here? guest: the pentagon budget is going down so contractors are going to drop. there may be some going on where they do not want to sign a contract and said, "let's wait until january 2 so we will know how much money there is." there could big holdback going on until january. host: good morning, ron. you are on the air....